![]() I can remember sitting on the sofa printing out one recipe after another of dishes I wanted to try and cakes I was determined to bake. These cooking shows were all “Must See TV” for me. Paula Deen, teaching us how to make collard greens, shrimp and grits, Buttermilk Biscuits and all our Southern favorites. And who can forget the original Southern Queen Mrs. Then there is Ina Garten with her Perfect Roast Chicken, Perfect Pie Crust and Perfect East Hampton home (I still love her!). Let’s be honest Sandra Lee was Pintrest before there was Pintrest. ![]() There was Semi-Homemade with Sandra Lee and she could do anything with a Crock Pot. Alton Brown made Good Eats and taught us the science and history behind cooking with the help of his wide array of puppets. When Rachel Ray coined the term EVOO and cooked quick and easy meals in 30 minutes or less. I’m talking about the way it use to be….īack when we first met Giada De Laurentiis and she cooked traditional Italian food Everyday. Yes I’m talking about Food Network, but not the Food Network of today with overly scripted celebrity chefs and one reality cooking show after another. They introduced us to new flavors and exotic foods from all around the world, and in many ways it was the birth of the “Foodie” nation we know today. Lucky for me, when I was first married there was a new TV Network devoted to teaching people how to cook. ![]() What I’ve always possessed is a fearless desire to learn and the willingness to always try something new. Sure I had basic cooking knowledge and could follow a recipe but that was about the extent of it. When I first got married at the ripe old age of 20 I didn’t know much about cooking.
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